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For purposes of this section, “ultimate fighting match” means a live match in which:
Attorney's NoteUnder the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
Class | Prison | Fine |
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class A misdemeanor | up to 364 days | up to $2,500 |
For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-204
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Terms Used In Utah Code 76-9-705- Bodily injury: means physical pain, illness, or any impairment of physical condition. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
- Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
(a) |
an admission fee is charged; |
(b) |
match rules permit professional contestants to use a combination of boxing, kicking, wrestling, hitting, punching, or other combative, contact techniques; and |
(c) |
match rules do not:
(i) |
incorporate a formalized system of combative techniques against which a contestant’s performance is judged to determine the prevailing contestant; |
(ii) |
divide a match into two or more equal and specified time periods for a match total of no more than 50 minutes; or |
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prohibit contestants from:
(A) |
using anything that is not part of the human body, except for boxing gloves, to intentionally inflict serious bodily injury upon an opponent through direct contact or the expulsion of a projectile; |
(B) |
striking a person who demonstrates an inability to protect himself from the advances of an opponent; |
(D) |
direct, intentional, and forceful strikes to the eyes, groin area, adam’s apple area of the neck, and temple area of the head. |
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Any person who publicizes, promotes, conducts, or engages in an ultimate fighting match is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. |
Enacted by Chapter 83, 1997 General Session